His plan...not mine

I must admit that it has been a long process getting our documents together for our dossier. Not long in the scheme of things but long for me. I recall early in January saying to my assistant at work that my plan was to complete the paperwork for our dossier in about three months. I soon realized that this journey would not be about my plan and all about HIS plan. I have learned that this adoption journey has and will teach me about who really is in control. Those of you who know me personally know my story and understand why I am that way. However, that has been my crutch for years and I am slowly learning to release it. God has a plan and a purpose for everything and I believe that unconditionally. It has taken us a few months longer than the three months we planned for but we are finally ready to submit our dossier.  Praise God!!

Gathering documents for our Dossier

We needed more space for all the documents that we had to gather

In the state of North Carolina not only do you have to have all your documents notarized but also state authenticated by the Secretary of State. It has been a laborious process and one that I am glad to have done. I feel relatively sure of myself now when driving in downtown Raleigh and that in itself is a miracle since the offices of the Secretary of State is there. In truth we are thankful that we had the opportunity to be able to take our documents and drop them off. It reduced the time we had to wait since we could pick them up the next day. The perks of living in the Capital I guess.

Lucas, Rylee and Owen

We hope to send our dossier off to America World by Monday. It will be reviewed again to make sure there are no problems or issues that we need to correct and then it will be sent off to Ethiopia. It will be then that our wait truly begins and when we will be given our DTE (dossier to Ethiopia) date. We are thanking God tonight for his continued faithfulness and goodness.

I will climb my watchtower now, and wait to see what answer God will give to my complaint. But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day! ~ Habakkuk 2:1-3